Three people are being treated for exposure to rabies after being bitten by an infected puppy. The dog attacked the three victims at a quarantine centre where it had been taken after arriving in the UK from Sri Lanka. Dr Dilys Morgan, a rabies expert from the Health Protection Agency, has told Sky News, "This animal died whilst in quarantine which has effectively contained any public health risk. We understand that three individuals connected to the quarantine centre and rescue centre were bitten by the animal and all have received or will be receiving prompt protective treatment with appropriate vaccination.” The dog is said to have died on the 18th April at a quarantine centre in the south east of Britain. Officials have not said where the incident took place, but Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith said he had been informed it was in his Chingford and Woodford Green constituency in Essex. Rabies has been virtually eliminated from Britain though a few cases have been observed in bats [DEFRA / Sky News / BBC].
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